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About Barhanpura Village

Barhanpura is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 397 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Barhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 397
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Barhanpura is the 84th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Barhanpura

Barhanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barhanpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhanpura from other places

Barhanpura lies about 34 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Teneri Halt, about 4.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barhanpura
Nearest railway station Teneri Halt 4.6 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 10 km
District headquarters Patna 34 km

Villages closest to Barhanpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanarua tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barhanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhanpura village had a population of 765. That makes it the 84th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Barhanpura village has 397 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhanpura has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Barhanpura covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhanpura falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhanpura is Teneri Halt, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barhanpura.

Barhanpura is about 34 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhanpura is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Teneri Halt is about 4.6 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 7.7 km away. Dhanarua is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maya Bigha (under 2 km), Bari Bigha (1.8 km) and Pakaura (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barhanpura today is likely to be higher.

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